Brokers are actively selling cyber policies to their SME insureds, and more are buying than ever before, as they realize the potential for liability, breach and response costs, arising out of the possession of private data.

In contrast, cyber coverage for larger organizations, especially those in retail and healthcare, are finding it more difficult to buy adequate limits at a reasonable price, the report suggests, as insurers are increasingly strict about adherence to cyber security and payment card industry standards.

For the larger/retail/healthcare insured, rates are rising, with increases in the 10-25 percent range most common. But the report points out:

While annual premium volume information about the U.S. cyber insurance market is hard to come by, the report concludes that annual gross written premium is growing and may be as much $2.75 billion in 2015, up from $2 billion in last year’s report.